Doctoral study in Philosophy

Why study with us?

We were placed 36th in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018.

As a doctoral candidate, you'll benefit from: financial support for research expenses through PReSS funding; high-calibre supervision practices; and the networks and expertise of our world-class academic researchers.

Research opportunities

You will be supervised by our researchers and have access to a range of resources to assist you in your academic and professional development.

We welcome PhD proposals in areas including:

19th- and 20th-century European philosophy

Aesthetics

Ancient philosophy

Applied ethics

Biomedical ethics

Environmental philosophy

Epistemology

Existentialism

Global justice

Intergenerational ethics

Logic

Medieval philosophy

Metaphysics

Moral philosophy

Philosophical logic

Philosophy of action

Philosophy of art

Philosophy of biology

Philosophy of computation

Philosophy of law

Philosophy of mind

Philosophy of religion

Philosophy of science

Political philosophy

Social philosophy

Our people

Many of our teaching staff are internationally renowned scholars and researchers who are leaders in their fields.